MALLORY & McCALL
have performed together as eclectic entertainers, and husband and wife, since 1973. Fourteen years of that was with our "Janus Company Radio Theatre," broadcast (usually live) weekly on KPFK Los Angeles. Some of the songs posted here were from Radio Musical Farces we've written. In our current incarnation, we more usually perform live on a stage. Mallory sings solo and lead vocals and Janna (McCall) sings backup and accompanies on antique suitcase pump organ, piano and other keyboards. Sometimes she adds uke, accordion and other assorted musical implements.
When performing as the SKELETON CREW PIRATE BAND, the group doubles in size with the addition of Dennis "Black Patch" Patterson and Dennis "Cannonball" Gilmore. These rowdies add a unique sound to the lively crew for swashbuckling pirate music.
We also perform (usually in costume) songs of the IRISH, CIVIL WAR, VICTORIAN ERA, WILD WEST (Calamity and Baritone Bill), DICKENS (HOLIDAY and readings, plus year-round presentations of Charles Dickens and the songs he and his circle loved to perform), TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY, CLASSIC BROADWAY, FOURTH OF JULY (Americana: In the Good Old Summertime) and a lot more. New is "QUEEN VICTORIA and her SINGING EQUERRY," performing songs of her time and taste (which was much more lively than you'd think!). Great novelty for a special party or for re-enactors or anyone else who wishes to be dubbed a "KNIGHT" or "DAME." Have your special someone be formally be proclaimed "Dame!" Remember, this queen is amused and far from dull. (Although our shows are historically based, they are far from dry and very often quite funny. We tailor our shows to what is needed.)
We write some of our own special material which includes pirate songs, farce and satire: "This is My Night to Howl" (Werewolf! the Musical), "The Last of the Red-Hot Mummies" (Two on the Nile or That Old Fashioned Mummy of Mine), "Aces and Eights" (the death of Wild Bill) and all sorts of other things. It's entertaining and fun! Hopefully--that's why we're here--we'll be able to upload some MP3s for you to enjoy.
Visit our website and find out more than you want to know!
www.MalloryandMcCall.com
More about THE SKELETON CREW PIRATE BAND at www.MySpace.com/SkeletonCrewPirateBand.
We've just added a site to celebrate our new album and have space to post four more songs. It's www.MySpace.com/KingsOfTheSea
And discover songs from THE JANUS COMPANY RADIO THEATRE on www.MySpace.com/JanusCompanyRadioTheatre.
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Mallory & Janna